I recall how 60's TV sets suffered suppression issues, a frequent nuisance with the old valve-based models. And there was the dreaded rolling picture (upwards or sideways) as the set warmed up, obliging the viewer to reset his Vertical or Horizontal Hold while craning his neck to judge the onscreen effect. In the UK we'd just BBC and one commercial TV channel, but we get dewy-eyed today pining for that lost 'Golden Era' of B&W 405-line TV...
Whenever the street lamps came on on our road we got interference for about 3 minutes. Similarly, the picture got distorted rhythmically when an aeroplane passed overhead. TV had better programmes then.
The scene at the very end is hilarious. It may have been annoying to have electrical interference on the 405 system, but it was still pretty watchable! I mean you woudn't actually (completely) miss any of the programme.
God only knows what that annoyed gentleman might have done if he was ever to witness modern-day digital picture break up. I wouldn't want to be the one driving down his street as he's watching a low power 64QAM channel. :)
@benkid77 When I was in halls of residence 8 years ago, the Ondigital picture would *completely* freeze up every time some people in another hall had a pizza delivery. The driver would leave the car running, and it just happened to be in the direction of where the aerial was pointing. It drove me nuts! But not to extremes!!!
I recall how 60's TV sets suffered suppression issues, a frequent nuisance with the old valve-based models. And there was the dreaded rolling picture (upwards or sideways) as the set warmed up, obliging the viewer to reset his Vertical or Horizontal Hold while craning his neck to judge the onscreen effect. In the UK we'd just BBC and one commercial TV channel, but we get dewy-eyed today pining for that lost 'Golden Era' of B&W 405-line TV...
kh23797 4 months ago
@kh23797
We didn't use the 405 here in Canada, but the first set my father had was a black and white 60's.
We got 3 chanels in those days.
The CBC, Radio Canada French service of the CBC, and CKSO TV a private station.
Then one day I guess it was the mid to late 70s I came home and Dad had bought a Sony Trinitron colour TV.
AND he a cable TV package.
I was amazed COLOUR and ever station you changed the tunner too ( up to 13 back then ) was a chanel
Amazing how far we have come
northerbrewer 3 months ago
when was the film made?
AbuAvital 9 months ago
Whenever the street lamps came on on our road we got interference for about 3 minutes. Similarly, the picture got distorted rhythmically when an aeroplane passed overhead. TV had better programmes then.
OrodesIII 1 year ago
can you still get these lines on old televisions today if so how do you set it up
Skating4Passion 1 year ago
Nice Wall paper !
Dreamxtreme 1 year ago
Nice old set and interesting old film.
wisteela 1 year ago
What exactly did the suppressor do?
Nokorola 1 year ago
Where do you get the footage from?
thelyniezian 2 years ago
This christmas I'm treating myself to a 405-line TV and an Aurora standards converter.
TashkentFox 2 years ago 5
405 means it will burn for 4 minutes and 5 seconds !
TCM61 2 years ago
what does 405 mean?
popaoomowmow 2 years ago
It refers to the number of horziontal scanlines that make up the picture. (Effectively the vertical resolution of the image).
In fact for technical reasons, this system only uses around 377 of the 405 lines to display the actual picture.
For more info & explanation, see the wikipedia articles on "405-line" and "Scan line".
HTH!
benkid77 2 years ago 2
Fascinating vid!
The scene at the very end is hilarious. It may have been annoying to have electrical interference on the 405 system, but it was still pretty watchable! I mean you woudn't actually (completely) miss any of the programme.
God only knows what that annoyed gentleman might have done if he was ever to witness modern-day digital picture break up. I wouldn't want to be the one driving down his street as he's watching a low power 64QAM channel. :)
They had it good back then.
benkid77 2 years ago 5
@benkid77 yeh the tv picture in the uk is shit where we are digital crap
octobubble 2 years ago
@benkid77 When I was in halls of residence 8 years ago, the Ondigital picture would *completely* freeze up every time some people in another hall had a pizza delivery. The driver would leave the car running, and it just happened to be in the direction of where the aerial was pointing. It drove me nuts! But not to extremes!!!
filmnet 1 year ago
Like the tv set,
Thankyou for your upload.
Julie.
georgiegirlhiphops 2 years ago 3
Thanks Julie.
FIFTIESCRUISER 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this film. Most informative !! Great looking set.
stentorp 2 years ago 3
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it.
Cheers, Des.
FIFTIESCRUISER 2 years ago